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Old 12-16-2005, 03:52 AM
deadmoney98 deadmoney98 is offline
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I played in a home tournament one time that started with three tables. When we were done to two tables, things got a lottle ridiculous. There were five players at each table at one point and the five biggest stacks were at one table and I was at the table with the five smallest stacks.

Of course the blinds are raising, and I am quickly losing any hope of winning. Somebody busts out at the big stack table, so we are down to nine players, and I say we whould make the final table.

One of the guys who lived there says, "No, lets wait till 8 people are left and have a real final table."

I still don't know what that means.

The best part was the table with four stopped playing until someone got knocked out at my table, but they wanted to keep raising the blinds. Anyway, I eventually took my short stack to the 8 person final table got all-in preflop and got slowrolled by aces. Yeah, so I haven't really been back there.
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Old 12-16-2005, 09:21 AM
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Cards speak, unless you miscall your own hand.

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I can't say I dislike this rule.
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Old 12-17-2005, 10:10 PM
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Cards speak, unless you miscall your own hand.

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I can't say I dislike this rule.

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This is a horrible rule as it leads to angle shooting.

Board J8722

Player 1 flips over queens, saying "I've got queens here" or some such.
Angle Shooter flips AJ saying "I've got two pair jacks and twos, I win. You didn't declare the twos on the board."
Player one explodes and a huge argument exposes.

Really, anything other than cards speak encourages angle shooting.
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Old 12-18-2005, 12:15 AM
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The first home game I played in:
Game ends at 10:30, person with the most chips win! Every night at 10:00pm....short stacks going all-in, big stacks folding...until someone calls, gives all his chips to medium stack and they win!!!! CRAZY!

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This actually sounds like a fun format.
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Old 12-18-2005, 12:32 AM
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I know of a game ($10 SNGs) in which the tournament is over when there are 3 players remaining. The player with the most chips won first prise (70% of the pool), the player with the second most chips won second prise (20% of the prize pool), and the player with the least chips won third prize (10 % of the prize pool). The point was to get to another game ASAP.

I actually don't think this is terrible.
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Old 12-18-2005, 03:41 AM
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I know of a game ($10 SNGs) in which the tournament is over when there are 3 players remaining. The player with the most chips won first prise (70% of the pool), the player with the second most chips won second prise (20% of the prize pool), and the player with the least chips won third prize (10 % of the prize pool). The point was to get to another game ASAP.

I actually don't think this is terrible.

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It's not terrible, it's horrific. There is plenty of poker to be played once the 10 person tournament is reduced to 3 people. Tournaments are meant to be played to the end unless a deal is struck, it's the whole point of the contest. I would push for a straight cash game if the payout happened in this manner.
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Old 12-18-2005, 01:11 PM
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One home game in which I play allows something that I call the "weasel" raise, but which you probably know as the "kill" raise, being allowed to raise less than the previous bet or raise.
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Old 12-18-2005, 02:48 PM
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I've played a NL home cash game where, if you have chips in front of you, you have to declare that you're leaving a half-hour in advance.

It's not as dumb as no side pots, but it's still pretty dumb.

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This isn't even dumb if you play with a bunch of asses who win one big pot and then leave. I don't see where this is a bad thing at all.

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No, and in fact, this is a pretty standard rule at a lot of home games, I think, including ones I play in. It's a good defense against the hit and run, and a simple courtesy to everyone else at the game. At a casino or online you can get away with this, but a friendly home game there's just no need.

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I usually announce that I am leaving about 30 minutes in advance. Its not a house rule just common courtesy. Some people dont want to play short handed.
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